Professorship in Constitutional and Administrative Law (open rank) 80-100%
Bern
Key information
- Publication date:13 January 2026
- Workload:80 – 100%
- Place of work:Bern
Job summary
Starting August 1, 2027, a Professorship in Public Law will be available at the University of Bern. This role offers a vibrant work environment and opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration.
Tasks
- Lead research in State and Administrative Law with a focus on digitalization.
- Contribute to teaching and curriculum development at the Faculty of Law.
- Participate in the management of the Public Management Center and seek external funding.
Skills
- Candidates should hold a completed Habilitation or equivalent qualification.
- Demonstrated expertise in State and Administrative Law is essential.
- Experience in public finance or organizational law is highly valued.
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As of August 1, 2027, a professorship in Constitutional and Administrative Law is to be filled at the Competence Center for Public Management (KPM) as well as at the Institute for Public Law of the Faculty of Law at the University of Bern.
Required are a completed habilitation or a well-advanced habilitation project or an equivalent scientific qualification, a lawyer's license or a comparable proof of achievement with practical experience, further excellent scientific achievements in constitutional and administrative law with specializations, for example, in administrative organizational law, in the area of digitalization, or in public finance and economic law, teaching experience, as well as the willingness to participate in the management of the interdisciplinary Competence Center for Public Management and to contribute to the acquisition of third-party funding.
Depending on the qualification of the person to be appointed, the professorship will be filled as a full professorship, associate professorship, or assistant professorship with tenure track.
For further information, you can contact the chairman of the appointment committee, Prof. Dr. Florian Eichel (florian.eichel@unibe.ch).
Applications with curriculum vitae, list of publications and lectures, information about previous teaching activities, teaching evaluations, and a list of acquired third-party funds must be submitted electronically by February 18, 2026 to Ms. Andrea Rosser, Institute for Public Law ( andrea.rosser-stulz@unibe.ch ). Trial lectures and interviews are scheduled for March 23, 2026.
